Original U.S. Civil War Era Austrian Percussion Conversion Rifled Saddle-Ring Carbine - Circa 1845 19th Century with some light staining and

with some light staining and overall oxidation on the various awards

Included in this exceptional valor grouping are the following items:

The best feature of this helmet is definitely the original hand painted 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment

The 13 1/2 inch wavy "PAMIR" blade on this example (17 3/4 inches overall) is typical of Kris daggers from Java

Original U.S. Civil War Era Austrian Percussion Conversion Rifled Saddle-Ring Carbine - Circa 1845 19th Century with some light staining andOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a very nice AUSTRIAN made Percussion Saddle Ring Carbine, with a . 71" heavily rifled barrel. This most likely began life with an "Augustin" style "tube lock", an interesting intermediate step between flintlock and percussion firearms, but was then later converted fully to percussion in the 1850s. Many European powers were beginning to move to cartridge firearms, and with a huge market in the United States,